Zebra Common Settings Payload

Configure common general settings for Zebra LinkOS printers. This payload is useful for creating a "gold standard" state for your printers and distributing configurations to many printers at once.

Applying multiple common settings payloads to a profile or device can lead to conflicts. This may result in settings being configured in unexpected ways. In addition to this, some printer settings can be configured by multiple types of payloads. For information about how settings are applied and payload priority, see Printer Payloads.

Printer payloads are applied every time a printer checks in, even if the printer already has the payload. The configurations in this payload will overwrite any outside changes every time the printer checks in, including those made through direct communication, the Zebra utility, or manually.

Support for each option in this payload may vary by printer model. If a printer receives a setting configuration it does not support, it will use its default configuration. For information about what is supported by each model, see the user manual that came with your printer or Zebra's documentation: Command Support.

Basic settings

Print method	Select which print method the printer should use. Some printer models only have one method enabled and will not be affected by this selection. Direct thermal. Does not use a ribbon. Thermal transfer. Uses thermal transfer media and ribbon.
Print speed	Enter how many inches per second the printer should print. Higher speeds may result in blurry or smudged labels.
Powered on action	Select what the printer should do when powering on. Calibrate. Adjusts sensor levels and thresholds, determines the label length, and feeds the media. Feed. Feeds the media. Length. Determines the label length and feeds the media. No motion. Does not feed the media. Short calibration. Sets thresholds without adjusting the sensor, determines the label length, and feeds the media.
Action after closing media door	Select what the printer should do immediately after the media door is closed. Calibrate. Adjusts sensor levels and thresholds, determines the label length, and feeds the media. Feed. Feeds the media. Length. Determines the label length and feeds the media. No motion. Does not feed the media. Short calibration. Sets thresholds without adjusting the sensor, determines the label length, and feeds the media.
Enable display backlight timeout	Select how long the display backlight remains on before automatically turning off.

Label

Label type	Select the type of media being used. If you select Continuous, you must also enter the Printer label length below.
Label removal method	Select how the label will be removed after printing. This is dependent on the printer model and type of media being used.
Label darkness	Enter how dark to print labels on a scale of 1-300 (where 300 is the darkest). It is recommended to use the lowest darkness setting that provides good print quality. Using higher settings may increase wear on the print head and ribbon, and produce hard to read labels.
Printer label length	Enter the sum of the length of the label in inches + the length of the interlabel gap in inches. Values can be defined to one decimal place.
Printer label width	Enter the width of the labels being used in dots per inch (DPI). If left blank, this value defaults to the maximum width for the printer based on its print head. Setting this too low can result in improperly formatted prints. Setting this too wide can cause the printer to print off the edge of the label.
Label left margin	Enter how far to shift the label horizontally in dots per inch (DPI). Negative values move the print area closer to the left edge of the label. Positive values move the print area closer to the right edge of the label.
Label top margin	Enter how far to shift the label vertically in dots per inch (DPI). Negative values move the print area closer to the top edge of the label. Positive values move the print area closer to the bottom edge of the label.

Network

Primary communication port

Enter the port number that the TCP print service is listening on. For information about default ports, see Port Information.

Secondary communication port

Enter a secondary port number for the TCP print service to listen on. For information about default ports, see Port Information.

Port single connection timeout

Select the amount of time of inactivity it takes for a single-connection IP port to be considered idle.

If a port is idle, when it receives a new request, the old connection is closed and the new request is opened. If a port is active, the current connection is maintained even when there are new requests.

Baud

Power

Enable sleep cradle timeout	Select if the device can go to sleep while in a cradle.
Enable inactivity timeout	Select how long the device can be inactive before timing out.